This paper presents new insight into the causes of cylinder-to-cylinder variation in swirl torque and airflow in uniflow scavenged, two-stroke diesel engines. A V-6 model of such an engine was investigated as a flow rig under steady-state conditions. These variations were found to be primarily caused by the effect of the airbox walls on the air motion. The maximum difference in the baseline cylinder-to-cylinder swirl torque and airflow rate was 11 and 3.5 percent, respectively. Two airbox design modifications, resulting from the study, in turn demonstrated increased cylinder airflow rate and reduced cylinder-to-cylinder swirl torque variation on the flow rig.
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